James

What I would do:

1.) Move your data as described to free up the drive.
2.) Insert Ubuntu CD.
3.) Go into BIOS, change boot order to boot off of CD first.
4.) Install Ubuntu on the formatted drive.
5.) Reboot.

It should provide you with an options list of which to boot into at this
point.

"Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ...from startup into either VISTA Ultimate or Ubuntu, what would I have to
> do?
>
> At the moment, I have only VISTA installed on my computer.
>
> I have three hard drives:
>
> C, for VISTA and programs.
>
> D, for data storage.
>
> E, for storage of large files.
>
>
> I can easily move the data I have on D to E, leaving me
> a D drive that's empty for all intents and purposes.
>
> Assuming that is what I want to do, and that I have a Ubuntu
> CD,
>
> what precisely do I do to set up Ubuntu and NOT mess up my VISTA setup and
> be able to boot at start up into either?
>
> Thanks.
>
>